Health & Safety
At Siemens we are committed to creating a healthy and safe work environment for our people and to sustainably supporting their health and performance.
Strengthening resilience through people’s well-being
Fostering people's well-being is our contribution to the improved ability of our company to cope with incremental change and sudden disruptions. By positioning organisational resilience as a landmark for orientation, we enlarge the scope by fostering not only physical, but also mental health and not only physical, but also psychological safety.
Transforming the Everyday
The world of work is dynamically changing, as are the demands and needs regarding health and safety. Adapting and re-designing our work systems is a continuous task requiring the involvement, engagement and participation of all our people. Our ambition is to maintain a work environment that supports personal growth and optimises well-being. This ambition extends beyond the prevention of incidents and diseases and transforms our day-to-day approach to health and safety: Based on reliable management systems, internal monitoring, and controls to mitigate health and safety risks effectively, health and safety management at Siemens aims to facilitate participation, support learning and guide adaptation.
A different world – a different approach
Maintaining health, safety and well-being is a joint responsibility of management and employees. This responsibility extends beyond providing workplaces in accordance with all applicable norms, standards and requirements. Siemens is a trailblazer of digitalisation, venturing into the unknown. New technologies and the emerging 'new normal' of flexible, virtual and mobile workplaces provide opportunities but also place different demands on employees – with consequences for health and safety. Health and safety management has to support employees in leveraging the opportunities and mastering these demands.
Our progressive approach to health and safety not only focuses on preventing unintended events and outcomes, but also on determining 'how work works best' to shape work environments that enable the optimal well-being of our people. Therefore, we pay close attention to the 'work-as-done', i.e. the conditions, the design and set-up of work from a people experience perspective. The guiding principles of our approach to health, safety and well-being are: 'People are the solution' and 'A healthy and safe environment enables healthy and safe behaviour'.
Evolve health and safety leadership
Support leaders to evolve resilient people and teams.
Enhance health and safety learning
Deep learning and engagement opportunities that capture collective intelligence.
Foster a positive work climate
Encourage people creating healthy and safe environments that support mental and physical well-being.
Optimise processes and resources
Support organisations to incorporate health and safety into core business processes.